The Center for Maritime Strategy (CMS) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and research institution dedicated to studying maritime issues and their context within wider American national security policy. Through its research and analysis, external outreach, publications, and high-level events, CMS engages key stakeholders across government, academia, and industry.

Our mission is to strengthen American national security through its sea services, conducting policy-driven research, advocacy, and education on the relationship between maritime power and national security policy.

Founded in January 2022, the Center supports all of the Nation’s sea services, including the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine, through conducting scholarly research and analysis to drive prudent national security policies. Its inception came in response to several key national security challenges that demand revitalized maritime power:

1. 1. The re-emergence of strategic competition with China and Russia.
   2. The decline of the American maritime industrial base.
   3. The expense and complexity of maritime platforms and systems which necessitates judicious foresight and long-term force planning.
   4. Ever-increasing globalization driven by maritime highways and expanding sea-based infrastructure.
   5. The difficulty of achieving political consensus on Capitol Hill in an era of heightened partisan polarization.

For general inquiries, please email centerformaritimestrategy@navyleague.org.

For media inquiries, please contact Samuel Byers at sbyers@navyleague.org.

A Partnership with the
Navy League of the United States

The Navy League of the United States sponsors the Center for Maritime Strategy, furnishing operational support and leveraging its 120-year history of supporting the American sea services with nearly 200 local chapters throughout the globe.

As a scholarly research institution, the Center for Maritime Strategy maintains intellectual independence and editorial control of its products.